People select decorations for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a market in Tengzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 18, 2025. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 19, 2025 shows a view of morning fog at Fenghuanghu Village of Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Liu Xueyi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025 shows cattle egrets at the Hainan Xinying Mangrove National Wetland Park in Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province. The ecological environment in Hainan has been improving in recent years thanks to the protection of wetlands and birds by the local government, attracting an increasing number of migrant birds wintering here. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People pose for photos with lanterns in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2025. Celebrations and cultural activities are being held around the globe to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
People gather to welcome the first three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity at a square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 19, 2025.
Three Israeli women, released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived in Israel on Sunday, the first day that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to Israeli officials.
The three -- Emily Damari, 28, a British-Israeli; Doron Steinbrecher, 30, a veterinary nurse; and Romi Gonen, 23, abducted from the Nova music festival -- were finally released after 471 days in captivity. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)
This photo taken on Jan. 19, 2025 shows the policemen (rear) deployed in front of the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea. The Seoul Western District Court issued a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol early Sunday morning over his failed martial law attempt.
With the warrant, Yoon's detention will be extended to up to 20 days, including the arrest period.
After the approval of the warrant, some of Yoon's supporters protesting outside the court climbed over the court's rear fence and threw stones to shatter windows. In response, a significant police force was deployed to disperse the protesters. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)
Atalanta's goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi (2nd R) fails to save the goal of Napoli's Romelu Lukaku during a Serie A football match between Atalanta and Napoli in Bergamo, Italy, Jan. 18, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Participants prepare to fly a kite during the Qatar Kite Festival 2025 at Old Doha Port in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 19, 2025. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)
Villagers take the train No. 5640 at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way.
The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.
Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
